Automated targeting for the synthesis of an integrated biorefinery with multiple products

An optimization-based, automated targeting procedure to determine the maximum revenue level in an integrated biorefinery with multiple products is presented. The proposed approach is based on the concept of pinch analysis and allows targets to be determined prior to detailed design of the biorefinery flowsheet. A hypothetical case study is presented, illustrating the proposed automated targeting for synthesis of integrated biorefinery. This is an abstract of a paper presented at the 19th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering and 7th European Congress of Chemical Engineering (Prague, Czech Republic 8/28/2010-9/1/2010).